Measuring instrument



-March 15, .1927. 1,621,352

B. P. CURRIER MEASURING INSTRUMENT Filed April 10, 1922 INVENTOR BER/ 4RD I? CUR/PIER BY ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 15.1927. n

UNI-Trio V PATENT 1 oF -Ficm BERNARD P3 CURRIER, OF SUU'TI-IBRTDGE, MHSSACHUSETHES, ASSIGNOB TLQ ABM'ERI'GA N. :3 O'PTIGEL'CQMPANY, OE SOUTHBRIEDGE; MASSiAiGI-IUSETTS; ALYOLUN-TARY ASSQGI'A? TION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

MEASUlRrING INS'DRUMEN'D;

Application filedzkpril 10, 1922. Serial No.;55.1,1'34.

.This invention relates to new and useful improvements in measuringinstruments and more. particularly to; face measure. It Is a well. known fact that vertexlref'raction With- 5 in.- a: lens produces certain effects at redetemninedi distances and, itv is, there ore, one of. themain. objects ofv my invention to provide a measuring instrument which can beused. in connection with trial. frames for measuring the proper. distances. from. the cornea. to the. plane of the occular. surfaces of"; the: lenses. used in testing. the eye; for including this measurement in theprescription as! lens powers vary in accordance with the distances from the eye.

7 Another object of my invention is the provision. of a. measure of this type. which is used by. closing? the eye; and resting a portion. o'ffth'ev measureagainst theoutside 2 lid;. the; thickness; of the eye lid; being accounted? for inthe'measure; the. measuring instrument resting; against the closed eye lid whereby the. correct. distance from the cornea. to the lens. canbe readily ascertained. A further object. of this invention isthe provision. of a measuring; instrument which 'canr he used in connection with various well known. types of: trial. frames" and can bev I quickly: and readily mounted upon the trial frame or removed. therefrom..

With. the above: and. other. obj ects. in vieW the invention consists in the novel features of construction, the. combination and arrangement of parts herein-after. more fully set. forth, pointedout. in. the claims and shown in; the accompanying drawings.

Figure I-re'presents a. front view of a trial" frameequippedl with one form of! my inventi'on. a 40 fFigure: II: represents a: side elevation thereof in use, i f v Figure III represents an enlarged" sectiona'h viewof the measuring device.

Figure IV represents a fragmentary ment of the invention. Figure vrepresents Fig. II illustrating the use of this form 0 the invention.

Figure 'VI represents an enlarged detail view of the measuring scale employed.

. Referring more particularly to the draw- I ings the numeral 1 indicates the main bar eye and the lenses.

' by the disc front view lllustrating a modified embodia View similar to f end to the. lower edge of one of the lens cells 3, as shown at 12. Upon the upper of; a. trial. frame having the usual. movable nosepiece 2;and: the'l'ens'- cells 3 supported from the barl and adapted tolie-positioned 1n frontof the patients, eyes whereb i testing lenses. maybe supported. within the cells 3" for testing the eyes of the patient.

Considerable difficulty has been experi- 60 enced' heretofore in obtaining the propermeasurement of the distances between the 7 With my improved instrument, the proper distances. can. be readily obtained 'andincluded in the prescription 65 so as to produce a lens which w ll properly fit the vision of the patient.s eyes. i

My improvedinstrument which" is used in combination. with well known types of trial frames inclu'des-agdisc 4 having a central opening amat urs provided upon one side thereof" with a finger piecefi where- 4i may be quickly and readily positionedwithin the cells 3 or removed therefrom. Connected with the disc. 4 and extending from opposite; faces thereof are the guide n1embers.7, said guide members being. for. the. purpose of preventing. any movement on the part of; the graduated scale 8'w-1 ichj's movable thru. the opening 5.

The member 8 is provided: upon one end with a slightlycurve'd pad member 9 which is adapted" to. contact with the eye lid of the patient after being closed over the cornea and fwhen the pad member is fittedtight- '86 1y onto the eye; licl1.the correct distance for the patient is indicated upon the graduated? scale. upon the inside. ofthe', disc. 1 The outer; end of the member 8 is provided with a handle member 10 whereby to readily movev g the member! 8 within. the opening, 5 and? correctly fitting the pad 9 upon the eye lid of the patient. It" will alsojbe' apparentfthat the guide members-Twill eliminate any unnecessarydateral' movement. onthe'part of theme'mber whenfplacediin. an operative position. I

In Figure V I have illustrated a modified form of the invention wherein an inclined supporting arm 11 is connected at its lower 9 adapted to be disposed in a horizontal plane extending inwardly toward the cell supports 3. 1 For use in connection with this form of the invention I provide a disc 14 having a I the disc is pressed within the pocket ofthe arm 11, directly in line with the cornea of theeye. a 7

. It will be noted that'whenthe disc is arranged within the pocket formed by the coni nection' of thearm ll'tothe cell 3 the curve side thereof and is preferably disposed 'at I portion 15 will contact withthe eye lid and will cross the measure 13 andthe scale from the point. where the curve portion crosses the scale 13 will indicate the proper distance to beprovided for in the prescription as to the r I required distance between the eye of the patient and the lenses. V

In order to facilitate thehandling of the disc 14 a finger piece 16. isconneeted to one one end of the longitudinal center of the disc so that when thedisc is'placed in position within the trial frame the finger piece 16 will extend outwardly at the ends of the trial frame, thusbringing the curved portion '15 in its proper relative position to be supported against the eye lids ;0f the patient, and the point where the curved portion 15 crosses the measure 18 will indicate the proper distance the lenses should be supported .from the patientseyes. From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it Wlll be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and eflicient measuring instrument which can be quicklyandreadily applied to the lens cells of any well known type of trial frame'wherein the-proper distance between the cornea of theeye and the lenses can be accurately measured and included in the prescription.

I V a lens cell of means supported by the cell What I; claim is' v c r 1. The combination With a trial frame and and adapted to contact with the eyelid of the patient, including additional means cooperating with the first means whereby to indicate the proper distance fromthe cornea of the patients eye to the plane of the trial frame lensesused in testing the eye.

' 2. The combinatlon with a trial frame and a lens cell of a slidably mounted graduated the lens cell and means movably mounted.

within the supporting element andadapted to contactwith the eye lid of the patient and co operating with'the support for measuring I the proper distance from the cornea of the pat-ients eye to the plane of the trial frame lenses used in testingthe patients eyes.

4. A measuring mstrument for a tr1al frame and lens cell, comprising a'flat' member having an. opening formed therein and supported by said lens cell, 'andmeans re 1 ci'procally operable through said opening for measuring the distance from the cornea of the patients eye to the plane ofthe lens cell. j

5. A measuring instrument for a trial frame and lens cell, comprising a'disc' member supported by said lens cell and having an opening formed therein, measuring means operable through said opening, a pad car ried by one end of said means, and means associated at theopposite end thereof to facilitate manipulation thereof.

6. A measuring instrument for a trial frame, and lens cell comprisinga fiat disc member having a rectangular opening formed therein and supported by said lens cellfa movable bar having graduations marked thereon, movable through the opening arcuate shaped pad'carried by one end of the bar and a handle member carried by the opposite end thereof. r

7. A measuring instrument for atrial frame and lens cell, comprising a disc hav ing a central opening and supported bysaid ranged withinsaid opening and guide "sleeves and an arcuate shaped pad carriedby one end of said indicating bar and adapted to rest against the eye. i

BERNARD P. Gunman 

